Basketball Game Preview: Lena-Winslow Panthers vs. Forreston Cardinals

A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Lena-Winslow Panthers face off against the Forreston Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday...

Lena-Winslow is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Orangeville on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Lena-Winslow lost 56-35 to Orangeville. The Panthers have struggled against the Broncos recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.

Forreston fell on hard times earlier this season, but after back-to-back victories it seems like their luck might finally be changing. They walked away with a 42-29 win over Morrison on Tuesday.

Lena-Winslow's loss dropped their record down to 10-15. As for Forreston, their victory bumped their record up to 4-16.

Everything came up roses for Lena-Winslow against Forreston when the teams last played on January 8th, as the squad secured a 48-15 win. In that game, Lena-Winslow amassed a halftime lead of 25-1, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.